watching a clip on integral life today .. a woman asks about surrender .. and ken tells of a brilliant zen master with a permanent bruise on his forehead

bowing in devotion in surrender in thankfulness

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my sister recently dreamed that she went into a room alone and thanked god

how cool is that ? being thankful in a dream !!

thank u shimmering blue of the black in the skies announcing the touch of the thank u morning sun

thank u happy tune whistled by the man walking behind and past me as i stand eating this thank u crunchy apple while looking out the thank u big glass windows of the atrium

thank u sensuous curve of the lampstands at the thank u patio restaurant

the color purple right there on his forehead as a mark of his devotion

thank u waterstream sound of tea pouring from the thank u pretty pot into the receiving cup thank u sweet aroma floating to my delighting nose thank u deep red color of the liquid thank u taste of cranberry upon my tongue thank u soothing warmth flowing down from my swallow into my smiling belly

for over thirty years the most repeated phrase in my journals has been dear god will i wear it thin if i thank u again and again and again . . .

alanis morissette sings thank u thank u silence

thank u electricity .. we flick the switch the light comes on to brighten the room so we can see at dark .. thank u electricity .. we press the button the computer turns on giving us access to information people all around the globe

thank u electricity ,.. u run the furnace fans which keep us warm inside during cold winters .. thank u electricity .. for also in cold winters we plug in our cars to keep the engines warm so they will start and take us to where we go

thank u electricity .. u provide us with hot meals from ovens connected to u

what luxury what advantage what blessing to just flick a switch

thank u

thank u great mystery .. thank u awe .. thank u wonder

thank u consciousness of consciousness

thank u father thank u mother

thank u sun thank u moon thank u distant stars

thank u winter and spring thank u summer and fall

thank u person reading this wherever u are

sun how u seduce us with your palette of light and color as u rise as u set

in shimmering afternoons in zillions of shapes and waves

and oh be still my heart .. after the rain

thank u sun for the light

good night

the astronomers say we are at the edge of the milky way

a tiny spinning galaxy in an expanding

outer space

white sliver in the sky today around and around this earth u go

sometimes a faded fingerprint .. others bright and round and bold

hey yes you .. kiss thank u moon

thank u crisp air refreshing my face .. thank u hat hugging my head .. thank u scarf gloves boots .. i could thank u walk like this for thank u forever

thank u winter

thank u sparkle of the snow

and how in blankets u reflect crystal blue sky